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Having keen interest in photography which part of the first photograph of the tree's trunk is the 2nd photograph you posted with a palm behind the bole (trunk)? In the bare trunk picture with your palm behind it appears to me it is about 6 inches in diameter. For a 3 year old seedling of A. hirsutus it is very hard to believe! Since the value of A. hirsutus wood is in demand and of steep price why don't they go on planting these trees in Kerala than planting rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)?Looking at the bole (trunk) you pictured it appears to me that of a 12 to 15 year old A. hirsutus. Please review my previous posts on this subject.

Having keen interest in photography which part of the first photograph of the tree's trunk is the 2nd photograph you posted with a palm behind the bole (trunk)? In the bare trunk picture with your palm behind it appears to me it is about 6 inches in diameter. For a 3 year old seedling of A. hirsutus it is very hard to believe! Since the value of A. hirsutus wood is in demand and of steep price why don't they go on planting these trees in Kerala than planting rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis)?Looking at the bole (trunk) you pictured it appears to me that of a 12 to 15 year old A. hirsutus. Please review my previous posts on this subject.

I am holding the trunk about 1ft. from the ground. In the background what you are seeing is not palm seedlings (that are grass kinda weeds, which can be seen in the first picture also).The tree is 3 years old only. If you can't believe me, please ask the forum member 'DurianLover'. He is growing A. hirsutus in Sri Lanka from seeds I have sent. He reported that the seedlings are very fast growing.Forum member 'Luc' is also growing Wild jack from my seeds. But, I don't have any updates from him about the growth rate.

A. hirsutus wood is preferred only after Teak and Jackfruit wood in Kerala. A. hirsutus wood is light weight and at the same time is strong and durable. But, the wood will bend as the weather changes. That is why, it is not used for construction and is used only for making furniture and boats.Wild jack wood is not grown commercially, and people prefer to grow Teak which can be utilized in 20 years. A. hirsutus takes more years to form the heartwood and the sapwood is of no use. While sapwood of Teak is durable and used to make furniture.

In June 1985 the Livestock Research Station in Tiruvazhamkunnu in Palghat ( now called Palakkad ), Kerala initiated a field experiment planting eight fast growing multi purpose trees including Artocarpus hirsutus. Each of the eight species were planted separately in a lot of 20 m x 20 m and at 2 m x 2 m from each other.In October 1993 the mean height of the Artocarpus hirsutus were 5.5 m and the age of the trees were 8 years and 6 months.

Is that of Areca palm seedling in the back ground of the second picture? Is it missing in the background of the accompanying first picture? I have planted in zone 13 in Latitude 13 degrees 17 ' 09" N and 74 degrees 44' 40" E in ideal humid, hot tropical monsoon climatic area, two ( not one as I mentioned before ) seedlings of A. hirsutus 6 1/2 years ago. They are about 10 feet tall with a diameter of about 4 inches. At the same time I have planted two A. altilis, one A. camanci and 4 A. heterophylus. Most of them are about 20 feet in height and already fruiting. A. hirsutus seedlings will probably fruit after 15 to 20 years. One of the two A. hirsutus ( I have to find during my next visit where the other one is ) my brother planted about 45 years ago is about 50 to 55 feet in height and about 12" in diameter. It started fruiting about 15 to 20 years ago. And the yearly temperature there is between 70 F to 90 F with high humidity and ample monsoon rain.

I don't see the reason why vipinrl should be lying. Maybe there are different cultivars of hirsutus with different growth pace.

In June 1985 the Livestock Research Station in Tiruvazhamkunnu in Palghat ( now called Palakkad ), Kerala initiated a field experiment planting eight fast growing multi purpose trees including Artocarpus hirsutus. Each of the eight species were planted separately in a lot of 20 m x 20 m and at 2 m x 2 m from each other.In October 1993 the mean height of the Artocarpus hirsutus were 5.5 m and the age of the trees were 8 years and 6 months.

Is that of Areca palm seedling in the back ground of the second picture? Is it missing in the background of the accompanying first picture? I have planted in zone 13 in Latitude 13 degrees 17 ' 09" N and 74 degrees 44' 40" E in ideal humid, hot tropical monsoon climatic area, two ( not one as I mentioned before ) seedlings of A. hirsutus 6 1/2 years ago. They are about 10 feet tall with a diameter of about 4 inches. At the same time I have planted two A. altilis, one A. camanci and 4 A. heterophylus. Most of them are about 20 feet in height and already fruiting. A. hirsutus seedlings will probably fruit after 15 to 20 years. One of the two A. hirsutus ( I have to find during my next visit where the other one is ) my brother planted about 45 years ago is about 50 to 55 feet in height and about 12" in diameter. It started fruiting about 15 to 20 years ago. And the yearly temperature there is between 70 F to 90 F with high humidity and ample monsoon rain.

I don't see the reason why vipinrl should be lying. Maybe there are different cultivars of hirsutus with different growth pace.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

In the picture, the flowers are round. But, A. hirsutus flowers are cylindrical (much more elongated than that of Jackfruit).Also, the leaves look different.

A picture compilation of Wild Jack is given below. The image is already there in some previous posts of the Forum.

Your seed looks much different than mine, yours resemble a lot jackfruit, while mine are smaller and more elongated.I think being a wild species there is a lot of diversity.The guy who sold me the seeds had multiple varieties (different fruits) and the seeds were quite different and recognizable. Now however the seedlings are all the same and I can't distinguish them.

The guy is not from Portugal; he is from Kerala only.I don't think A. hirsutus will flower in 3 years.One more thing: he is living in the HOTTEST part of Kerala (ie., Punalur). Temperature won't fall below 20C in Punalur and goes upto around 44C.

In the picture, the flowers are round. But, A. hirsutus flowers are cylindrical (much more elongated than that of Jackfruit).Also, the leaves look different.

A picture compilation of Wild Jack is given below. The image is already there in some previous posts of the Forum.

Your seed looks much different than mine, yours resemble a lot jackfruit, while mine are smaller and more elongated.I think being a wild species there is a lot of diversity.The guy who sold me the seeds had multiple varieties (different fruits) and the seeds were quite different and recognizable. Now however the seedlings are all the same and I can't distinguish them.

Yes, the shape and size of seeds vary from tree to tree. Actually, the seeds shown in the picture are also small (it only appears large as the photo was taken zoomed in).

Moh'd, are you going to ask them to bring the whole fruit to UAE? I've been trying for the past several years without any luck to have a whole fruit bought to Chennai. One of my relative has some friends in Thodupuzha who have some trees at their places. Even they are unable to send whole fruit. BTW, are you from Tamil Nadu?

Moh'd, are you going to ask them to bring the whole fruit to UAE? I've been trying for the past several years without any luck to have a whole fruit bought to Chennai. One of my relative has some friends in Thodupuzha who have some trees at their places. Even they are unable to send whole fruit. BTW, are you from Tamil Nadu?

I will try to ask someone from Tamil Nadu state to bring a wild jackfruit fruit to me.

I'm a local (UAE) Guy .

My father have a small-medium size company that is specialized in importing and exporting goods from India and Australia and to the Arabian Peninsula, and one of his business partner was a guy from Trichy-Tamil Nadu (if i am not mistaken) And that guy usually brings a whole jackfruit when he visit us.

Yes. Trichy is in Tamil Nadu. BTW, when I saw your request for Tamil name, I assumed you were from here . So, the above two links from FB that I posted would mean nothing to you. This fruit is available further south of even Trichy. In Kanyakumari - the southern most tip of India. In one of the links above - the one where the man is carrying the fruits hanging on two sides of the pole, the author claims that this is the way this fruit has to be carried. If packed in any carton or boxes, the fruit won't last even a single day.

My father have a small-medium size company that is specialized in importing and exporting goods from India and Australia and to the Arabian Peninsula, and one of his business partner was a guy from Trichy-Tamil Nadu (if i am not mistaken) And that guy usually brings a whole jackfruit when he visit us.

Yes. Trichy is in Tamil Nadu. BTW, when I saw your request for Tamil name, I assumed you were from here . So, the above two links from FB that I posted would mean nothing to you. This fruit is available further south of even Trichy. In Kanyakumari - the southern most tip of India. In one of the links above - the one where the man is carrying the fruits hanging on two sides of the pole, the author claims that this is the way this fruit has to be carried. If packed in any carton or boxes, the fruit won't last even a single day.

My father have a small-medium size company that is specialized in importing and exporting goods from India and Australia and to the Arabian Peninsula, and one of his business partner was a guy from Trichy-Tamil Nadu (if i am not mistaken) And that guy usually brings a whole jackfruit when he visit us.

I also know a few guys from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Kerala.

I had tasted fruits from atleast 50 Wild jackfruit trees and found only fruits from 5 - 6 tress really good to eat.Fruits from rest of the trees were between 'eatable' to 'not palatable' due to latex, sourness and lesser flesh to seed ratio. Most of the fruits were small in size too.There are two trees producing exceptionally good fruits and I rate them above good quality jackfruits. The fruits weigh upto 800 grams, no latex when fully ripe, large bulbs with smaller seeds and taste excellent.

I had tasted fruits from road side vendors many times and was disappointed.